6. Neither Alone nor Free. Women in Depósito

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. “Like Three Feet in One Shoe”. The Toluca Region, 1730–1821 13
7. 2. Hijos del Pueblo. The Limits of Community 28
8. 3. “In Compliance with Marital Obligations” Women, Men, and Married Life 37
9. 4. “Not in the Street” Households and the Meanings of Kinship 52
10. 5. Scandalous Men and Intrepid Women 67
11. 6. Neither Alone nor Free. Women in Depósito 82
12. 7. From Fathers to Stepfathers. Life after Independence 97
13. Appendix 111
14. Notes 115
15. Glossary 135
16. Bibliography 139
17. Index 147